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ಉಡುಪಿ:ಅ,18.ಸುಮಾರು 42ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಡುಪಿಯ ಕೆ.ಎ೦.ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿನ ನಗರ ಸಭೆಯ ಕಚೇರಿಯ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾದ ನೂತನ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಗ್ರ೦ಥಾಲಯದ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಶನಿವಾರದ೦ದು ಉಡುಪಿಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಡಾ.ವಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಚಾರ್ಯರವರು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು.ಕಳೆದ ಸುಮಾರು 6ವರುಷಗಳಿ೦ದ ಸುಮಾರು 3 ಬಾರಿ ಈ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಕೆಡವಿ ಇದೀಗ 4ನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಸ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಗರ ಕೇ೦ದ್ರ ಗ್ರ೦ಥಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇ೦ದ್ರ ಗ್ರ೦ಥಾಲಯದ ಎರಡು ಕಚೇರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮು೦ದಿನ ದಿನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೇ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಮುಖ್ಯದ್ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಗರ ಸಭೆಯ ಕ೦ದಾಯ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಕಚೇರಿಯನ್ನು ತೆರೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಓದುಗರಿಗಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಎರಡನೇ ಅ೦ತಸ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಚನಾಲಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗುವುದೆ೦ದು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಗ್ರ೦ಥಾಲಯದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯಾದ ಕೆ.ವಿ.ರಾಘವೇ೦ದ್ರ ರವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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ಸಚಿವರೊ೦ದಿಗೆ ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ರಘುಪತಿ ಭಟ್, ಕರಾವಳಿ ಅಭಿವ್ರದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರಿದ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾದ ಗುಜ್ಜಾಡಿ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ ನಾಯಕ್, ನಗರ ಸಭೆಯ ಪೌರಯುಕ್ತರಾದ ಶಾನ್ಭೋಗ್ ಮತ್ತಿತರರು ಈ ಸ೦ದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಜರಿದ್ದರು.ಮು೦ದಿನ ತಿ೦ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆಯನ್ನು ನಡೆಯುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿದೆ. (ಚಿತ್ರ ವರದಿ: ಜೆ ಪಿ ಗಲ್ಫ್ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ)

(report: Mangalorean/ Photo Janardhan Kodavoor)

Udupi October 18: Karnataka Government on Saturday said it will provide a skill-based training programme in Information Technology to undergraduates in arts and science streams from the next academic year.

Speaking to journalists here, Higher Education Minister Arvind Limbavali said that his department had already held talks with major software companies and requested them to support the training programme. Any graduates from science and arts disciplines, with the right kind of training and computer science skills, can get jobs in the field of IT, he said.

As a large number of college students and teachers have been ignorant of software skills, he said the training would help in catering the needs of the IT industry. Software companies would be roped in to train the college teachers in computer science so that they could transfer the knowledge to their students, he said. In the first phase, students from 35 colleges would be given training in computer science as an add-on course.

The State Government had decided to establish a Sanskrit university and had kept aside Rs. 2 crore for the purpose in the State budget. The varsity would help students in pursuing higher studies in Sanskrit.

Mr. Limbavali, who inaugurated the Suyoga-Swodyoga programme of the Paryaya Puttige Math here, called upon students to purse higher education which would enable them to get jobs.

Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat, chairman of the Third Finance Commission A.G. Kodgi, president of Dakshina Kannada Milk Producers Union K. Diwakar Shetty, Sugunendra Thirtha Swamiji of Puttige Math were among the others present.

Fillip to higher education

The Minister inaugurated the extension building of the Government First Grade College at Tenkanidiyur here and said that steps would be taken to increase the number of students joining higher education. Only 11 per cent of students were registering for higher education so far and it was targeted to increase to 15 per cent.

Stating that shortage of quality teaches in basic sciences, the minister said the government colleges should be equal to private colleges in providing education. Home Minister V.S. Acharya said that the Government had granted Rs. 8,500 crore for education. It had opened 178 colleges in the last two years.

MLA Raghupati Bhat presided over while Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University K.M. Kaveriappa, Joint Director of the Department of Collegiate Education Savitha and principal of the college G. Yogananda were present.

Udupi Oct 18: Udupi City Bus Owners' Association is organising a programme to inaugurate the new office of the Association followed by the distribution of prepaid coupons to the students and free pass to the disabled in Udupi on October 18.

Speaking to media persons, General Secretary Kuyeeladi Suresh Nayak informed that the programme will be inaugurated by Home Minister V S Acharya and President of Canara Bus Owners Association and Karnataka Bus Owners Federation Rajverma Ballal will preside over the programme.

Udupi MLA Raghupathy Bhat, DC P Hemalatha and RTO M P Omkareshwari will be the chief guests, he added.

Mr Nayak informed that there are 86 city buses in total that ply over the authorised 14 routes. Students will be given the prepaid passes with 40 per cent reduction, he added.

Hindu/photo: Janardhan Kodavoor